AL Pacino has been selected to receive the 35th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Pacino at a gala tribute in Los Angeles on June 7, 2007 in Los Angeles.

The AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the AFI Board of Trustees on February 26, 1973. It is presented to a single honoree each year based on the following criteria as mandated through a resolution passed by the AFI Board of Trustees:

"The recipient should be one whose talent has in a fundamental way advanced the film art; whose accomplishment has been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public; and whose work has stood the test of time."

In 1993, the trustees extended the criteria to encompass "individuals with active careers and work of significance yet to be accomplished."

USA Network will broadcast the AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO AL PACINO on June 19, 2007 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).